The Effect Of Edmodo On Students’ Willinngness To Communicate

  • Siti Rahmawati Kahar Universitas Nahdlatul Ulama Sulawesi Tenggara
Keywords: Edmodo, Willingness to Communicate (WTC), Technology

Abstract

Penelitian ini menekankan pada penggunaan edmodo sebagai salah satu bentuk aktifitas pembelajaran bahasa berbasis komputer (CALL activity), menginvestigasi pengaruhnya terhadap keinginan berkomunikasi (willingness to communicate/WTC dalam belajar bahasa inggris. Tujuan penelitian ini ada dua, satu sisi penelitian ini mencoba untuk menguji pengaruh edmodo terhadap keinginan siswa berkomunikasi (students’WTC) dan disisi lain penelitian ini mencoba untuk menemukan aktifitas-aktifitas pembelajaran yang terbaik yang dapat mempengarui keinginan siswa berkomunikasi (students’ WTC). Jumlah total partispan meliputi 27 siswa SMKN 4 Kendari. Dalam pengambilan sample, peneliti menggunakan teknik purposive sampling. Instrument pengumpulan data terdiri atas close dan open ended kuesioner. Penelitian ini dilakukan menggunakan metode campuran. Data kuantitatif berasal dari close ended kuesioner, sementara open ended kuesioner digunakan sebagai data kualitatif. Paired sample t - test digunakan untuk mencari pengaruh edmodo terhadap keinginan siswa berkomunikasi (students'WTC). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada pengaruh yang signifikan edmodo terhadap  keinginan siswa berkomunikasi (students'WTC sebelum dan sesudah dilakukan perlakuan. Hal ini berbeda dengan hasil open ended kuesioner yang menunjukkan bahwa edmodo dapat memberikan pengaruh yang positif terhadap keinginan mereka berkomunikasi. Perbedaan hasil ini dipengaruh oleh beberapa faktor yaitu persepsi siswa terhadap edmodo, teknologi, karakteristik keterampilan bahasa dan rancangan kegiatan pembelajaran. 

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Published
2023-06-12
How to Cite
Siti Rahmawati Kahar. (2023). The Effect Of Edmodo On Students’ Willinngness To Communicate . Journal of Student Research, 1(4), 340-359. https://doi.org/10.55606/jsr.v1i4.1562